Vaibhav Datke, Sr Manager – Business Development, Ami Polymer, gave a presentation on Polymer solutions to the pharma industry. His presentation started off with informing about the company’s offerings for the lifesciences industry. He also presented the role and applications of polymers in drug development processes. He explained that several aspects should be considered to select polymers for fluid transfer applications. Some of them are as follows:
◆ Chemical Compatibility: Polymers should be chosen as per the nature of the drugs i.e. Aqueous Drugs (Silicone), Non Aqueous Drugs (FKM, PTFE, FEP. PFA), Oil-based Drug (TPE, FKM), or Preservative based Drug (TPE, PTFE, FEP)
◆ Service Temperature: While silicon-based polymers are the best for low temperature application (60°C), silicone, TPE and EPDM are the best suited for medium to high temperature application (50°C- 149°C), and high temperature application (150° C- 250°C) requires FKM and silicone.
◆ Sterilisability: Steam sterilisation is suited for silicone, EPDM, TPE, NBR, CR, while Gamma Irradiation is suited for silicone, EPDM, TPE and FEP.
◆ Physical properties: He also advised that tensile strength, flex crack resistance, opaque polymers, etc should also be looked at while selecting polymers for formulations.
He concluded his presentation by assuring the audience that Ami Polymer offers a comprehensive range of polymer solutions for the pharma industry.
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